Pamela Rushby
Autore di Different Homes Around the World (Rigby Literacy)
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Pamela Rushby is the author of The Ratcatcher¿s Daughter, which made the Davitt Awards 2015 shortlists in the category of Young Adult Novel. (Bowker Author Biography)
Opere di Pamela Rushby
Pinata 3 copie
The birds at Waders Flat 2 copie
Hawks in the city 2 copie
Patty's polar bear diary 2 copie
On the ball 2 copie
Communities of the Desert 2 copie
Two rivers 2 copie
My way or the highway? 2 copie
Sharks 1 copia
Splat! 1 copia
Play it Again Sam 1 copia
Tidy Your Room,Tanya! 1 copia
Project Turtle 1 copia
A Song For Fred 1 copia
We Went to Gallipoli 1 copia
From Little Things 1 copia
Adventures In The Air 1 copia
Walking the dog 1 copia
Towers Level M 1 copia
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 94
- Utenti
- 451
- Popolarità
- #54,392
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 25
- ISBN
- 167
- Lingue
- 2
Trigger warnings: Military violence and war themes, murder, gun violence, animal death and death of a friend, racist slur, grief and loss depiction, World War One
Score: Seven points out of ten.
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It's been a while since I've read from Pamela Rushby, but here's a brief recap: more than a year ago I read two books from her, Lizzie and Margaret Rose and Interned. I thought the former was a hit until I picked out the flaws, and the latter--a massive disappointment. I didn't have high hopes for The Horses Didn't Come Home. However, the author pleasantly surprised me when I found it to be enjoyable.
It starts with the first characters I see, Laura and Harry, initially living together in Australia before the latter joined the Australian Army to fight in World War One. The narrative can sometimes get disjointed with the multiple POVs, and I don't get why the author had to unnecessarily capitalise some words. The pacing is swift and enjoyable with chapters that only last a few pages. The middle of the narrative can sometimes get monotonous and repetitive, especially when I see Harry recounting his uneventful life and Laura receiving letters he wrote. The conclusion is more action-packed, as Harry and other soldiers fight in the Battle of Beersheba, claiming that their horses carried them to victory (it was the soldiers though.) Harry returns home in one piece but not before he realises that the horses stayed there at Beersheba, never to return to Australia. That is a low note.… (altro)